The Death of Marat
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The Death of Marat is a 1793 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatically depicts the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub, becoming an iconic image of the French Revolution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Death of Marat canonical | 5 |
| La Mort de Marat | 1 |
| The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David | 1 |
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Target entity: The Death of Marat Context triple: [Jacques-Louis David, notableWork, The Death of Marat]
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A.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
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B.
Honi soit qui mal y pense
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is a medieval French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," best known as the chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.
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C.
Hymn to Liberty
"Hymn to Liberty" is a 19th-century Greek patriotic poem by Dionysios Solomos, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, that celebrates the Greek War of Independence and serves as Greece’s national anthem.
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“The Flight to Paris”
“The Flight to Paris” is a section of Charles A. Lindbergh’s autobiographical work *The Spirit of St. Louis* that recounts his historic 1927 solo nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.
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E.
Black Sunday
Black Sunday was a catastrophic 1935 dust storm during the Dust Bowl that turned daytime skies black and became one of the era’s most infamous environmental disasters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Death of Marat Target entity description: The Death of Marat is a 1793 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatically depicts the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub, becoming an iconic image of the French Revolution.
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A.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
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B.
Honi soit qui mal y pense
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is a medieval French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," best known as the chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.
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C.
Hymn to Liberty
"Hymn to Liberty" is a 19th-century Greek patriotic poem by Dionysios Solomos, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, that celebrates the Greek War of Independence and serves as Greece’s national anthem.
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D.
“The Flight to Paris”
“The Flight to Paris” is a section of Charles A. Lindbergh’s autobiographical work *The Spirit of St. Louis* that recounts his historic 1927 solo nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.
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E.
Black Sunday
Black Sunday was a catastrophic 1935 dust storm during the Dust Bowl that turned daytime skies black and became one of the era’s most infamous environmental disasters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoclassical painting
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history painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artStyle |
austere classicism
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sculptural lighting ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Jacobin supporters of Marat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jacques-Louis David ⓘ |
| depictionStyle | dramatic ⓘ |
| depicts |
Charlotte Corday
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Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ assassination of Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | murder of Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ |
| depictsPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| depictsTime | 13 July 1793 ⓘ |
| function |
political propaganda
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revolutionary martyr image ⓘ |
| genre |
political painting
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revolutionary propaganda ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette |
muted tones
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strong chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
letter held by Marat
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signature of Jacques-Louis David ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
political martyrdom
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revolutionary virtue ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ violence and idealization ⓘ |
| iconicFor |
image of the French Revolution
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martyrdom of Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ |
| inception | 1793 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian martyr imagery
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Pietà iconography ⓘ classical sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French Revolution
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Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| narrativeContext |
French Revolution
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Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Death of Marat
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
La Mort de Marat
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| portrays |
Jean-Paul Marat holding a letter
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Jean-Paul Marat in a bathtub ⓘ bathtub used as a desk ⓘ bloodied knife on the floor ⓘ wooden writing box ⓘ |
| significantFigure |
Charlotte Corday
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Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ |
| title | The Death of Marat self-link ⓘ |
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Subject: The Death of Marat Description of subject: The Death of Marat is a 1793 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatically depicts the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub, becoming an iconic image of the French Revolution.
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